J-B Weld is a multipurpose two-part epoxy that can be used to fix just about everything. Will it get the job done on a ...

When it comes to engines, the term "block" can mean a few things. There's big block versus small block and short block vs long block, but at the heart of the matter is the engine itself. The ...

Small-block engines aren't always that small — some even rival the size of their big-block counterparts. Here are some of the ...

Cracked block? There aren't many two-word combinations that send a shiver up a car guy's spine. In most cases that means the block is DOA, and it's worth its weight in scrap only. Sometimes there is ...

A lot of people were celebrating when white smoke over the Vatican meant there was a new pope in town -– and that included plenty of gearheads with great ideas about what the new guy should use as his ...

If you see someone pouring concrete into their engine block, it's not what it looks like. No, they're not trying to destroy it — with high-performance engines, pouring in concrete can actually do it ...

Have you ever broken down the costs associated with getting a new race engine built? Or even getting an old engine rebuilt? If you have and were surprised by how much it cost just to prepare the block ...

If you've been into cars for a while, you've probably swung a few engines over the fender that were assembled by someone else. That's cool, but it's probably about time to build one yourself. Overall, ...

During an era when a cast iron block was the main ingredient for building mass-produced internal combustion engines, General Motors' Buick division unleased an all-aluminum V8 that revolutionized the ...

Capable of producing massive torque with a proverbial yawn, the long-running big block from Chevy was born purely out of necessity in 1958, a few years after the small block. With cars getting heavier ...

A tiny batch of Ford Explorer engines may fail, lose power, or breach the engine block ...